Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, December 30, 1915

One night it snowed softly & the trees were weighted with white; no wind stirred all day, & the next night it rained adding a coat of ice to the trees; yesterday the trees expanded against the grey windy sky like great misshapen feathers. Particularly did the poplars look like wet feathers.

I am going to buy a book, and write in it various headings, and at times I will open it and whatever the heading suggests to me there will I write the thought. The headings will be,— Zodiac, Sky, Stars, Sun, Moon, Wind, Rain, Storm, Lightning, Snow, Ice, water, river, ocean, lake, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, North, South, East, West, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest, and the winds of all these directions, & all the Months, Frost, Dogdays, Squaw Winter, Indian Summer, Cloud, Mist, fog, Zenith, dew, Winter & Summer Solstice, Vernal Equinox, Night, Day, Morning, Dawn, Mid-Morning, Noon, Mid-afternoon, Evening, Dusk, Twilight, Sunrise, Sunset, Moonrise, Moonset, Road, Wood Path; Frost, wild flowers —Butterfly, Moth
Charles E. Burchfield, December 30, 1915